colour, dye, paint, stain

名詞 paint:

1. a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
2. (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
   同義詞：key
3. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
   同義詞：rouge, blusher

動詞 paint:

1. make a painting
2. apply paint to; coat with paint
3. make a painting of
4. apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

1. They painted a coat of paint to prevent the oxidation of the ship by seawater.
   他們刷了一層油漆以防止船只被海水氧化。
2. The wall requires a new coat of paint.
   這墻需要再涂一層新油漆。
3. Who painted this picture?
   這幅畫是誰畫的？

paint

n.（名詞）

A liquid mixture, usually of a solid pigment in a liquid vehicle, used as a decorative or protective coating.
油漆：一種用作裝飾或保護(hù)外層的液體混合物，通常是液體溶劑中的固體顏料
The thin, dry film formed by such a mixture when applied to a surface.
已干油漆層：用于表面時這種混合物薄而干的膜
The solid pigment before it is mixed with a vehicle.
未調(diào)配的固體涂料：在和展色劑混合之前的固體顏料
A cosmetic, such as rouge, that is used to give color to the face; makeup.
化妝品：一種用來給皮膚上色的化妝品，如胭脂；化妝品
See pinto
參見 pinto
v.（動詞）
paint.ed,paint.ing,paints
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To make (a picture) with paints.
繪畫：用油漆作（畫）

To represent in a picture with paints.
畫出：用油漆在畫上表現(xiàn)出來
To depict vividly in words.
描寫，描述：用言辭鮮明生動地描繪出來
To coat or decorate with paint:
油漆：用油漆涂抹或裝飾：
例句：
paint a house.
油漆房子

To apply cosmetics to.
化妝：把化妝品涂于…
To apply medicine to; swab:
涂，敷：用藥于…；敷藥于：
例句：
paint a wound.
敷藥于傷口

Computer Science To display (graphic data) on a video terminal.
【計算機科學(xué)】 顯示，畫圖：在視頻終端顯示（圖形數(shù)據(jù)）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To practice the art of painting pictures.
繪畫：從事油畫藝術(shù)
To cover something with paint.
涂漆：用顏料涂抹某物
To apply cosmetics to oneself:
涂化妝品：用化妝品給自己臉部上色：
例句：
.Let her paint an inch thick, to this favor she must come.(Shakespeare)
.讓她涂足一英寸厚的化妝品吧，她有這個嗜好.(莎士比亞)

To serve as a surface to be coated with paint:
涂得上漆：作為表面而被涂上顏料：
例句：
These nonporous surfaces paint badly with a brush.
這些不滲透的表面很難被刷子刷漆

<習(xí)慣用語>paint the town red【俚語】
To go on a spree.
酒宴，狂歡
來源：
From Middle English painten [to paint]
源自 中古英語 painten [涂顏料，作畫]
from Old French peintier
源自 古法語 peintier
from peint [past participle of] peindre
源自 peint [] peindre的過去分詞
from Latin pingere * see peig-
源自 拉丁語 pingere *參見 peig-

【引伸】
paint.abil.ity
n.（名詞）
paint.able
adj.（形容詞）